Tie-retainer



' G. FR'UTH.

TIE RETAINER.

APPLlcATlou msn Auaha. |920.

Patented A Dec. 7, 1920.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE FRUTH, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TIE-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. *7, 1920.

Application led August 3, 1920. Serial No. 401,002.

To ZZ whom it may concern.' A

Be it known that I, GEORGE FRUTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Denver, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Retainers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and. exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rllhe object of this invention is to provide a retainer for made-up ties whereby a tie may be securely and satisfactorily held in .position at the collar.

Briefly the invention comprises a collar button having at its outer end a sort of head provided with a slot and a guide which receive a hook on a plate secured to the back of the tie at the knot. The retainer is designed for both four-in-hand and bow ties.

nIn the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the button used with four-in-hand ties.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the plate and hook used therewith.

Fig. 3 isa side view showing the hook in position on the button.

Fig. 4 shows this form in use.

Fig. 5 is a plan of the button for bow ties.

Fig. 6 is an end view thereof taken from line 6-6, Fig. 5.

F ig. 7 is an edge view of the plate and hook for bow ties. f

Fig. 8 is a plan thereof; and

Fig. 9 shows the bow-tie form in use.

In the form of Figs. 1 to 4, the button has a base 1() and a preferably flattened shank 12 to lie transversely in the button holes. T he head comprises a plate 14 disposed in a plane preferably at a slight angle to the perpendicular to said shank, said plate having side guide flanges 15, the lower ends thereof being connected by a short bar or web 18 spaced from the end of a plate 14 by a narrow slot 16. A back plate 2O having securing holes 22 is adapted to be mounted on the back of the four-in-hand knot. An integral neck or bight 24 connects a hook 25 to the plate 20, said hook adapted to be received in said slot 16. A rib or detent 26 on plate 2O coperates with hook 25 to retain the latter in the slot as seen in Fig. 3.

In using this form, the hook 25 slides along the head plate 14, theinclination of said plate assisting in positioning the hook and the flanges 15 guiding the same. When in operative position as in Fig. 3 the neck 24 receiving the web 18 produces a swinging joint so that the knot of the tie is not held rigidly as heretofore, thereby producing a more sightly and comfortable arrangement. As a result, the tie has the appearance of a string tie with a four-in-hand knot. The hook 25 can be removed only by an intentional and positive upward movement; its lengthand the detent 26 denitely prevent accidental detachment.

In the other form, the base 30 has a flattened shank 32 disposed transversely. The shank carries a head plate 34 also disposed transversely, the end portions inclining slightly rearward from the middle thereof. Each side of the plate carries a transverse flange 35, and a pin or web spans these flanges at the middle thereof, said pin or web 36 being spaced from the plate 34 to provide a hook receiving slot or space. A back plate 40 having thread holes 42 for attaching to the knot of a bow tie B, the plate 40 carrying a hook 44 to be engaged behind web 36 and between flanges 35 in transverse position. The bight of hook 44 is pressed down against plate 40 as at 45 to limit insertion of the hook and so that said part 45 will lie between the flanges 35. This will prevent swinging of the tie B. A rib or detent 46 on *plate 40 retains the hook behind web 36.

In using this form, the inclination of the two portions of plate 34 assists in positioning hook 44 as it is presented from either direction, and as above indicated the anges 35 prevent swinging in a vertical direction.

If desired the four-in-hand tie F may be lprovided with the well-known positioning wings which lit under the collar as seen in Fig. 4, but this is by no means essential with the improved retainer here shown.

I claim:

1. A tie retainer comprising a button having a head with a slot therein, a web at one edge of the head spaced from the body of the head by said slot, and a back plate adapted to be secured to a tie-knot, said back plate having a hook thereon to enter said slot to retain a tie, whereby said web supports said hook for free swinging movement thereon both backward and forward.

2. A tie retainer comprising a collar button having a shank and a head, said head comprising an inclined plate having a slot therein, a back plate to be secured totieknot, and a hook on said back plate to enter said slot.

3. A tie retainer comprising a collar button having a shank a-nd a head, said head comprising a plate having a slottherein, flanges on said plate, a web between the flanges spaced from the plate by said slot, a back plate to be secured to a tie-knot, and a hook on said back plate to enter said slot and adapted to be guided by said flanges and retained upon said web.

el.. A. tie retainer comprising a button having a shank and a head, said head compris ing an inclined plate having a slot therein,

flanges on said plate, a back plate to be secured to a tie-knot, and a hook on said back plate to be guided by said inclined headV plateand said'flanges, and adapted to enter said slot for retention on said head.

5. In a tie retainer, a button having a supporting hook for free swinging movement backward and forward.

6. In a tie retainer, a button having a head and a slot in the head, flanges on said head to guide a tie-supporting hook to said slot, and a web between the flanges and spaced from the body of the head by said slot, said web being adapted to receive and retain the tie-supporting hook.

7 In a tie retainer, a button, a shank for said button, a head on said shank at an angle thereto, said head having a hook-receiving slot, and fianges on the head to guide the hook to the slot.

8. In a tie retainer', a button having a head and a shank, said head being at an angle to the shank and having a hook-receiving slot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE FRUTI-I. 

